SONG Tie-feng1, 2, FENG Hui1, LIU Yong-li2, ZHAO Ju-yong2
1Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110161, Liaoning, China; 2Vegetables Institute of Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang 110161, Liaoning, China
Abstract：Lvyuan No.4’is a new F1 hybrid cucumber variety bred by crossing 281 gynoecious inbred line as female parent and L3 inbred line as male parent. The 281 gynoecious inbred line was selected from B21 introduced from Korea by 5 generations’selection. The L3 was selected from‘Zhongnong No.8’inbred line.‘Lvyuan No.4’grows vigorously. Its node is in middle length. The leaves are dark green in color. Its fruit is about 30 cm in length and good for supermarket sale. The fruit stem is short and thorns are evident on surface. It is resistant to cucumber mosaic virus and bacterial augular leaf spot disease, mid-resistant to downy mildew. It matures early and can yield about 82.5 t?hm-2. It is suitable for open field cultivation in spring and autumn, and under big plastic shed in autumn in the North of Yangtze River.
